pass jQuery modal variable to PHP script

Question

I do believe am over-complicating this, but I have a jQuery modal that talks with a PHP file. The file has all the form and validation, but it's included in the modal. The event is triggered on right-click (so a user right clicks the folder to edit, selects "Edit", the action below triggers. It's supposed to send the folder id to the modal, so the modal displays the edit form with the correct folder. Right now, it doesn't send anything.)

So I have the jquery (script.js):

"action": function(obj) {
 var data = {'pid': obj.attr("id")};
 $.post("/folder/edit.php", data, function (response) {
   $('#modalEditFolder').modal('show');
 });
 }

// also tried this:
$.post("/folder/edit.php", data, function (response) {   
   $('#modalEditFolder').data('pid', obj.attr("id")).modal('show');
});

// and this

$.ajax({
       type: "POST",
       url: "/view/folder/edit.php",
       data: {pid: obj.attr("id")},
       success: function(html) { 
          $('body').append(html);
          $('#modalEditFolder').modal('show');
          }
       });

The modal (modal.php):

<div class="modal-body">
    <?php include_once("/folder/edit.php"); ?>
</div>

The PHP file (edit.php):

<?php echo $_POST['pid']; ?>

How can I get both the modal and php form to get the PID variable?

It's part of right-click menu for jstree. Added into the code above. — Hybride
– Hybride, Commented Apr 22, 2014 at 20:32

Babak DS · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-22 20:34:08Z

1

try this :

$.ajax({
   type: "POST",
   url: "/view/folder/edit.php",
   cache: false,
   data: {'pid': obj.attr("id")}
}).done(function(html) {
   $('body').append(html);
   $('#modalEditFolder').modal('show');
});

answered Apr 22, 2014 at 20:34

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3 Comments

Hybride Over a year ago

No, doesn't show the variable. What does $('body').append(html) do, if I may?

Babak DS Over a year ago

it will add what is returned from "/view/folder/edit.php" to the end of body tag

Hybride Over a year ago

I actually combined my 3 files into 2 (so folder/edit.php + the modal) and it worked then. Accepting answer since technically the correct one.

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